Welcome to Techzine.eu: Europe, here we come!
Today, September 26th, 2019, is the day we launch Techzine.eu and head for Europe. We will cover the latest news in enterprise IT, and more importantly, offer in-depth background stories about enterprise IT.
In Europe, the Techzine brand is new to people, but in the Netherlands, we have been aro...
European Android users can choose their own standard search engine
Early next year, Google will add a new option for Android users in Europe, allowing them to choose the standard search engine. This is Google's response to a fine imposed by the European Commission last year.
The selected search engine is then used in the search bar on the home screen of the phon...
Facebook Like button makes European websites responsible for data sharing
According to the European Court of Justice, websites that contain a like-button from Facebook are co-responsible for the collection of data. These websites are also responsible for sending the data to the social network.
The decision was made in a case about the German website Fashion ID, NU.nl writ...
Uber in conversation with European supermarkets about delivering groceries
Uber claims to be in talks with European supermarkets to set up a delivery service for groceries. The company wants to compete with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Amazon.
Sources from Bloomberg state that the company has already spoken to Sainsbury. That's Britain's second-largest supermarket. Earlier thi...
European GPS alternative Galileo online again
The European satellite navigation network Galileo is back online after a week's failure. Commercial users are already seeing signs of recovery of navigation and timing services, but fluctuations may still occur.
The technical incident was caused by an equipment failure in the Galileo control centres...
European privacy advocates file complaints against Google for advertisements
Citizens' rights organisations in nine European countries have complained to the privacy authorities in their country about Google's advertising policy. According to the organisations, the problem revolves around real-time bidding.
Real-time bidding is a server-to-server buying process that uses aut...
Research: ‘GDPR has changed data management practices little’.
According to research by data protection company Varonis Systems, the European privacy legislation GDPR has changed little about data management practices in the first year. For example, the average large company leaves about 17 percent of its sensitive files open to every employee.
Varonis conclude...
Continental and Valeo want European antitrust action against Nokia
The German car manufacturer Continental and the French company Valeo, together with Daimler and Bury Technologies, have filed an antitrust investigation with the European Union into Nokia's patent licensing practices for cars. That's what the Finnish company said to Reuters on Wednesday.
German car ...
Europe adopts controversial copyright legislation
The European Parliament has approved a new and controversial directive on copyright. The latter places the responsibility for what users post on a platform at that platform, and according to critics will thus encourage censorship.
The European Parliament has approved new rules on copyright. The new ...
Adobe: ‘Brands want to get a better grip on their data in 2019’.
In 2019, European brands will give priority to making more effective use of data and increasing transparency. This is shown by new research by Adobe and Econsultancy, in which 13,000 professionals were questioned. Respondents expect to pay more attention to data management.
European brands indicate...
Ericsson: ‘Investment climate in Europe poses a risk of a slowdown in roll-out 5G’.
According to Ericsson-CEO Borje Ekholm, Europe runs the risk of lagging behind other regions in the roll-out of 5G. The cause is nervous regulation and weak investment. Concerns about network security have less to do with this, says Ekholm. That's what Reuters says.
According to Ekholm, high spectru...
Microsoft: Russians trying to influence European elections
According to Microsoft, recent hacker attacks aimed at European democratic organisations have their origins in the hacker group Fancy Bear. This group is said to have links with the Russian intelligence services and focuses on civil society. The hackers seem to be hoping to influence the May Europea...